SOLUTION: how many minutes will it take to travel 2.5 miles if you are walking at 3.7 miles per hour?

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Question 349523: how many minutes will it take to travel 2.5 miles if you are walking at 3.7 miles per hour?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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rate * time = distance.

divide both sides of this equation by rate to get:

time = distance / rate.

distance = 2.5 miles
rate = 3.7 miles per hour.
time = 2.5 / 3.7 = .675675676 hours

60 minutes per hour makes .675675676 hours = 40.54054054 minutes.